Doing Business with the Treasurer's Office

Information for vendors interested in doing business with Office of the State Treasurer

Overview

The Office of the State Treasurer seeks to develop partnerships with vendors who assist us in fulfilling our missions of acting as fiduciary for the state’s money, building working relationships with other governments across Washington, and facilitating investments within the state. The Office of the State Treasurer will post active competitive procurement opportunities below.

Supplier Diversity

OST encourages the participation of small, veteran-owned, minority-owned and women’s business enterprises. For information about certification as a veteran-owned business, contact the Department of Veterans Affairs. For information about certification for small businesses owned and controlled by minority, women, and socially and economically disadvantaged persons, contact the Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises.

WEBS Registration

Vendors that are interested in doing business with OST are encouraged to register in Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS), the bid notification system used by Washington State agencies to post solicitation opportunities. OST may search for prospective vendors in WEBS when seeking suppliers for goods and services. OST also posts competitive solicitations in WEBS. Registered vendors will receive automatic notification from the WEBS system when suitable solicitations are posted. There is no fee to register in WEBS. Please see WEBS for Vendors or the Department of Enterprises’ Services (DES) website for more information.

Statewide Vendor Payment System Registration

Vendors doing business with OST are encouraged to register in the Statewide Vendor Payment system managed by the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM), to facilitate the payment process. Registration materials are available at Statewide Vendor/Payee Services | Office of Financial Management, or by contacting the Statewide Payee Desk at (360) 407-8180, and should be submitted directly to OFM.

Statewide Vendor Payment System registration may be a requirement for vendors that enter into contracts with OST.

Current Solicitations

RFP 2024-08: Underwriter Services

The Office of the State Treasurer is soliciting proposals from members of the State’s underwriting pool to provide services in connection with a potential refunding of outstanding Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds and Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax General Obligation Bonds. The refunding bonds are expected to be issued in November of 2024.

NOTE: This is a "selective" opportunity, open only to bidders in the State’s underwriter pool, established pursuant to Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2024-01.

Deadline for submitting a response: August 26, 2024, 4:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time

RFP Documents:

Procurement Forecast

Frequent Purchases (as needed)

  • Consumable office supplies
    • Paper (copy paper, writing pads, tablets, sticky notes)
    • Pens (writing pens, highlighters, marking pens)
    • File folders
    • Miscellaneous (staples, paper clips, etc.)
  • Office furniture
    • Desk sit/stand conversion
  • Desktop and mobile computer equipment
    • Keyboards/mice
    • Headsets
    • Monitor risers
    • Mobile telephones
  • Software
    • Financial analysis software
    • Municipal market data
    • Technology and records management
    • End user applications
  • Financial services
    • Financial Advisors
    • Fiscal Agents
    • Verification Agents
    • Bond Transaction Advertisements
    • Rating Agency Services
    • Bond Underwriters
    • Arbitrage Calculation Services
  • Other services
    • Travel services
    • Publications printing/mailing
    • Electronic communications distribution